Land-marker.



W. H. JONES, F. K. METGALF & J. S. WEAR.

' LAND MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED $22115, 1911.

1,Q27,6Q9. Patented May 28,1912.

COLUMBIA MBA!!! 00., WASHINGTON, D. C.

avwewco'aal WILLIAM H. JONES, FRANK K. METCALF, AND JAMES s. WEAR, orDELTA, COLORADO;

-SAID MET C A LF ASSIGN'QR TO SAID JONES AND LAND-MARKER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we,"WILLIAM H. JoNEs,

'FRANK K. l\IEToALr, and'JAMEs S. WE R,

citizens of the United States, residing at Delta, in the county of Deltaand State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Land-Markers; and 'we do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the'lnvention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the class of seed-- ers and planters, and moreespeciallyto land markers which are used inconnection therewith; and'theObject of the same is to produce a combination machine capable of use asamarker in the orchard orfor alfalfa or grain, and having attachments bymeans of which it may be adapted for ground and for cleaning a,

leveling the furrow.

The following specification describes the construction of our improvedmachine, reference being had to the drawings in which-v Figure 1 is ageneralperspective view of this machine; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sideelevation of the link mechanism by'means of which the cross bar and theparts connected with respect to therewith can be elevated the mainframe.

In the drawings themai'n wheels 1 are journaled on spindles2, atopposite ends -0f an axle 3 which is secured beneath the 'rock levers 19having rear end of a tongue 4 and braced by hounds 5. Upon the tongueforward of the axle is mounted a block 6 and forward of that a draft bar7 standing at right angles to the tongue and extending across and abovethe hounds and braced from the axle as at. 8.

The seat spring 9 rises from the rear end of the axle and supports theseat 10. Just forward of the latter is the main lever 11 pivoted at 12in one side of the block 6 and having a thumb lever 13 for actuating alatch 14 which moves over a toothed 'segment 15 jas'us'ual.

so that it comprises two members below the block 6 and pivoted at'17 tothese members are two links .18 leading backward and upward astride therear end of the tongue to L-shaped bodies piv- Specification 01' LettersPatent. Application filed September 15, 1911.

levers Y 19. At

Serial No. 649,538.

oted near their angles at 29 to opposite sides slotted as at 21f,

Connected with the draftbar 7 inside the wheels 1 by any suitable formof link-hinges 22 are beams 23.each of which is by preference in twomembers standing parallel and spaced slightly apart so that an adjustingbolt 24 may be passed down through the slot between the membersand intoone of a series of holes 25 in a cross bar 26 which therefore connectsthe two beams 23 and extends across the rear of the machine beneath theseat spring 9 and. above the rock depend from this cross bar and areconnected by a rod or bolt 28 whichpasses through the slots {21 intherocklevers 19; and it follows from this construction that when .themain lever 11 is adjusted around its pivot 12 itsforked lower end 16through the links 18 swings the two rock levers 19 on their pivots 20 sothat their slots 21 slid- .ably engage the bolt 28 and raise or lowerthe crossbar 26 according to the direction of movement of the mainlever. In the upright movements of the cross bar 26, the

beams 23 are caused to rise and fall because they are bolted as at 24 tosaid bar 26 and their front ends are linked or hinged at 22 to the draftbar 7.- Therefore the driver sitting on the seat 10 may readily adjustthe height of whatever shovels or colters are carried by the beamswithout the necessity for lifting any more weight than the beamsthemselves. the devices'carried by them, and the cross bar whichconnects said beams.

Especial attention is called to the shape of the rock levers 19 andtheir'slidable connection with the bolt 28 between the lugs 27. By theemployment of a number of holes 25 through thecross bar 26, theconnection between each beam and said bar 23 can be adjusted laterallyso as to set its rear end and whatever is carried thereby more or lessinward or outward and thus adapt the machine to rows of different'width.The lower endof the lever is preferably forked as shown at 16 Thenumeral 30 designates a shovel which may be secured as by a clip to thedownturned rear end of each beam, and the shape of this shovel will bedetermined by the work it is to do.

The numeral 32 designates a colter whose upper end may extend throughthe slot be- Patented May 28,1912.

of the tongue and havingtheir rear ends proper points two lugs 27 mtween the two members of each beam and be secured therein by a clip orother device 33, and herein again the shape of the colter will dependupon the work it is to do. The vertical adjustment of either a shovel ora colter is eflected by the mechanism above described and the lateraladjustment thereof by the setting of the beam on the cross bar 26 asalso has been explainec.

An attachment capable of use with this machine is a side row marker 37which is attached to the outer end of a long rod 38 (its lengthdepending upon the distance from the machine where the row or line is tobe marked) whose inner end lies upon and is detachably secured to thedraft bar 7 in any suitable manner; and this entire device is removablewhen it is not desired for use.

WVhen this machine is used on two rows as for alfalfa or grain, itsconstruction will be about as described, but when used for four rows itsframe members must be extended laterally for the addition of two morebeams and the implements carried by them. In order to lengthen theframe, an extension draft bar 71 is attached to each extremity of themain draft bar 7 by means of a sleeve 7 2 bolted thereon as at 7 3; andan oblique brace 81 is connected at its front outer end with thisextension bar as at 82 and at its rear end has an eye 83 detachablyengaged beneath the nut 84: at the extremity of the axle spindle 2. Tothe outer end of the extension draft bar 71 at the point 221 is hingedan additional beam 231 whose construction follows that of either beam 23above described and need not therefore be amplified, but it is importantto note that this beam and the implement carried by it travel outsidethe adjacent wheel. By attaching an additional beam of this kind at oneend of the machine it would mark three rows, and by attaching such beamsat both ends of the machine it would be extended to mark four rows. Insimilar manner the cross bar 26 is lengthened by attaching an extensioncross bar 261, whose inner end is preferably bolted as at 262 into someof the holes 25, its outer end being bolted as at 241 to the additionalbeam 231 in the same manner as above described. Here again one or two ofthese extension cross bars may be added to convert the machine into athree-row or four-row marker. With this attachment we preferably employa truss rod 40 connected at its extremities as at al to the outer endsof the extension cross bars 261, and passing near its center over astrut 42 which is superimposed upon the center of the cross bar 26. Wefind this truss arrangement quite serviceable in bracing andstrengthening an extended cross bar at the rear of the machine,especially where the original cross bar was of considerable length andperhaps where the extensions themselves are each rather long, but itsuse is optional and it may be dispensed with if desired.

We have illustrated and described this machine as provided with a tongue& whereby two draft animals may be hitched thereto, but it is obviousthat instead of the tongue a pair of thills might be attached to themachine if the latter were light and the soil soft so that a singleanimal could perform the necessary work. However, when the extensionmembers are attached it may be desirable to attach the tongue and employtwo horses.

For the sake of brevity we will not amplify the uses to which thismachine can be put and in fact by supplying it to the user with a numberof shovels and colters and perhaps other implement-s capable ofattachment to the rear ends of the beams, the uses of this machine maybe amplified almost indefinitely.

What is claimed as new is:

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with the mainwheels and axle, a tongue secured to the latter, and a draft barextending across the tongue and connected with said axle; of beamsloosely connected at their front ends with said bar and extending overthe axle and turned down at their rear ends, implements detachablyconnected with said beams, a cross bar extending in rear of the tongue,means for connecting it with said beams so as to permit their lateraladjustment thereon, L- shaped rock levers pivoted at their angles toopposite sides of said tongue and slot-ted in their rear ends, lugsdepending from said cross bar and connected by a bolt passing looselythrough said slots, and a main lever for rocking said rock levers ontheir pivots.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with the mainwheels and axle, a tongue secured to the latter, and a draft barextending across the tongue and connected with said axle; of beamsloosely connected at their front ends with said bar and extending overthe axle and turned down at their rear ends, their bodies beinglongitudinally slotted, implements detachably connected with said beams,a cross bar extending in rear of the tongue and having a series of holesnear each extremity, a bolt for each series removably engaging one ofsaid holes and the slot in one beam, rock levers pivoted to oppositesides of said tongue and slot-ted in their rear ends, lugs dependingfrom said cross bar and connected by a bolt passing loosely through saidslots, and a main lever for rocking said rock levers on their pivots.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with the mainwheels and axle, the tongue secured to the latter, and the draft barextending across the tongue and connected with said axle; of beamsloosely connected at their front ends with said bar and extending overthe axle and turned down at their rear ends, implementsdetachablyconnected with said beams, a cross bar extending in rear ofthe tongue, means for connecting it with said beams so as to permittheir lateral adjustment thereon, L- shaped rock levers pivoted at theirangles to opposite sides of said tongue and slotted in their rear ends,lugs depending from said cross bar and connected by a bolt passingloosely through said slots, links pivotally connected with the frontends of said levers and passing astride said tongue, a main levermounted on a pivot through the tongue and having a forked lower endpivotally connected with the front ends of said links, a toothed segmentalongside which. said lever moves, and a thumb lever and latch forengaging the same. 7

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination with the runninggear including atransverse draft bar, two beams loosely connected attheir front ends wit-h said bar and carrying implements at their reare-nds,a cross bar upon which said beams are adjustably mounted, andmeans for adjusting the height of the cross bar relative to that of therunning gear; of an extension draft bar having a sleeve at its inner endremovably engaging the outer end of said main draft bar, a braceconnected at its front end with said extension draft bar and removablyattached at its rear end to the running gear, an extension cross barremovably connected with the extremity of said main cross bar, and asupplebars detachably connected wit-h the extremimental beam looselylinked at its front end to said extension draft bar and connected withthe outer end of said extension cross bar.

5. In a machine of the class described,the combination with the runninggear including a transverse draft bar, two beams loosely connected attheir front ends with said bar and carrying implements at their rearends, a cross bar upon which said beams are adjustably mounted, andmeans for adjusting the height of the cross bar relative to that of therunning gear; of two extension draft ties of said main draft bar, andsuitably braced, two extension cross bars detachably connected with theextremities of said main cross bar, a strut superimposed upon the 7center of the latter, a truss connected with the outer ends of saidextension cross bars and passing over said strut, and two supple mentalbeams loosely connected at their front ends with the outer ends of saidextension draft bars and having their bodies connected with the outerends of said extension cross bars.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

I WILLIAM H. JONES.

FRANK K. METOALF. JAMES s. WEAR.

Witnesses:

MILTON R. WELOH, GENEVIEVE HARTIG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of -Patents,

Washington, D. Off I

